I'm thinking that it might be a good idea to hire the help of an individual who is experienced in the process of 'moving' to the DR.
We plan to arrive, start the residency process, rent or buy a car (see? Need advice and help there), rent a residence in several parts of the country (consecutively, not concurrently!) while exploring our options, look at real estate, etc. We currently are expecting to spend at least 6 months 'exploring'.
Naturally we prefer to pay a fair price for it all, and are not interested in the full-on tourist shopping experience. As we intend to make this our home, I REALLY do not want to look back upon our first six months and realize that we were more naive that we needed to be.
Of course, anyone we entered into this relationship with would need to come with lots of recommendations, etc. I may be new to the DR but I'm not new to the planet.
Opinions? Advice? Recommendations?
We plan to arrive, start the residency process, rent or buy a car (see? Need advice and help there), rent a residence in several parts of the country (consecutively, not concurrently!) while exploring our options, look at real estate, etc. We currently are expecting to spend at least 6 months 'exploring'.
Naturally we prefer to pay a fair price for it all, and are not interested in the full-on tourist shopping experience. As we intend to make this our home, I REALLY do not want to look back upon our first six months and realize that we were more naive that we needed to be.
Of course, anyone we entered into this relationship with would need to come with lots of recommendations, etc. I may be new to the DR but I'm not new to the planet.
Opinions? Advice? Recommendations?